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Rapper/Actor Ludacris goes on “Stay in School” community service tour
The rapper/actor showed up at Thurgood Marshall High School in S.F. last Friday for a little MTV-sponsored pep talk on the subject of the importance of education.
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Hampton University launches National Center on African American Marriages and Parenting
Seventy-two percent of black babies are born to unmarried mothers today, according to government statistics.
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First Somali-American to hold public office in Minnesota
“I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the people who came before us,” Samatar said. “We are part of the new African-American community in the state of Minnesota.”
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Missing a parent-teacher conference could mean jail time for Detroit residents
A Detroit-area prosecutor is pushing a proposed statewide law that could jail parents for up to three days for repeatedly missing parent-teacher conferences
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Review: Waiting for Superman
“Waiting for Superman” is a must see! Even if you do not have children, you should still feel responsible.
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The first Barack Obama Elementary School opened today in Maryland
The first school in the D.C. area named after the current president opens Monday morning as the school year begins in Prince George’s County.
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New study shows New York Public Schools are unable to teach Black male students
National tests showed 9% of New York’s black male eighth-graders were reading at grade level in 2009. In 2008, only 28% of male blacks graduated high school in the city.
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Neighborhood violence lowers test scores
Neighborhood homicides can have a detrimental effect on Chicago school children’s academic performance, whether they witness the violence or not.